“Are these people nuts? That could be the question when the title tune to the The Twenty 20’s Uh! Oh! begins to spin. It sounds like surf guitar legend Dick Dale found a cheeky—but really good—girl singer influenced by Alvin and the Chipmunks, then recruited Phil Spector to produce—on a lower budget than the famed producer was used to. Throw in a couple of horns from the local Salvation Army Band and it becomes one of the more idiosyncratic recordings around.” 
Dan McClenaghan, All About Jazz – October 14 2011

Hetty Kate - Voice
Dale Lindrea - Tenor Guitar
Steve Purcell - Double Bass
Sharky Ramos / Hugh Harvey - Drums
Vinnie Bourke - Trumpet
Dean Hillson - Saxophone

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Uh!Oh!

Cellophane

Close Your Eyes

Ever Fallen In Love (Buzzcocks Cover)

Black Coffee

Workin' In A Coalmine (Devo/Toussaint Cover)

I've Got Your Number

Clouds

Hymn For Him

Raining In My Heart (Buddy Holly Cover)

"ARE THESE PEOPLE NUTS!?" : All About Jazz 2011

Formed in 2009-2010 in Melbourne Australia : Bandleaders Hetty Kate (voice) and Steve Purcell (double bass) recorded the album over a year.. meeting once a week in the studio to play and arrange tunes they loved. This band is no longer together, as all musicians have moved on to other projects and Hetty Kate is now based in Paris.

This album features originals by Steve Purcell, as well as an original 'Hymn for Him' (an adaptation of the title 'Hymn for Her') by Tim Neill.

Band : Hetty Kate (voice), Steve Purcell (double bass), Dale Lindrea (tenor guitar), Dean Hilson (saxophones), Vinnie Bourke (trumpet), Sharky Ramos (drums) and Hugh Harvey (drums).

“The disc focuses, lovingly, on standards from the 1950s and laces them, bizarrely but immaculately, with vestigial psychedelia, electro-acoustica and surf twangadelica. The result sounds like a David Lynch movie looks, but with a warm embrace replacing Lynch’s icy grip on the spine.” Chris May, All About Jazz – September 22, 2011

Band Page: www.thetwenty20s.com
Visit Hetty Kate here : www.hettykate.com / www.facebook.com/hettykate
Visit Steve Purcell here : www.belmarstudios.com

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